Charles Dickens had his first taste of writing for mass entertainment when he worked as a gallery reporter in the old Palace of Westminster. Verbatim accounts of debates were front-page news in the 1830s. Carolyn Quinn, the first woman to chair the Parliamentary Press Gallery, goes on the trail of her predecessor. BBC Parliament, Saturday 24 March 9pm. Repeated on BBC Parliament, Sunday 25 March at 5.30pm.